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Travel and donation

Have you been on holiday or plan to travel? After you return, you may need to wait for a while before you can donate blood. This is to help ensure your blood is free of any infections you may have picked up while travelling.

Keeping blood safe

The Australia Red Cross Blood Service has one of the safest blood supplies in the world.

To protect the people who receive donated blood and the donors who give it, we ask a lot of personal questions before you can donate. These include questions about your health, sexual activity and drug use.